tore through the city on sunday. this is video shot shortly after the tornado touched down. officials say more than a dozen people were injured. martha shade shows us some of the widespread damage.left by the tornado. a severe storm system ripped through the southeast sunday evening, creating this terrifying sight in hattiesburg, mississippi. >> "this is happening right outside my hotel, look at that, look at all that damage dude." >> "i heard the sirens, looked ok outside, and then next thing i know, all the lights went out and it got dark outside and i ran to the bathroom and i could hear all the noise outside. it was really a matter of within seconds everything changed." officials say the tornado caused significant damage in the section of hattiesburg where it touched down. >> "that's a very populated area, a lot of businesses in that area, that's where the growth out from hattiesburg has extended, so there's a pretty large, densely populated with businesses as well as residences in that area." a state of emergenc